Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.6° C
1.3° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
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4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
16
0.6
ESE
16
0.7
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
16
1.8
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.3
ESE
16
1.3
ESE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
52
90
118
82
82
93
97
97
95
90
58
53
198
203
283
390
1224
2203
2664
1966
1505
904
881
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
10
WNW
10
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
SSW
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
20
S
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
W
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:57AM1.98m
4:31PM2.17m
4:52AM1.99m
5:25PM2.15m
5:48AM1.97m
Low Tide
9:54PM0.07m
10:12AM-0.06m
10:51PM0.04m
11:08AM-0.06m
11:46PM0.04m
12:05PM-0.03m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
12
11
11
13
14
14
11
10
10
11
9
10
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
8
Feels °C
10
11
10
9
9
11
10
11
8
9
8
8
4
8
7
6
7
6
7
6
5
6
8
6
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